Essays

AI's Missing Multiplayer Mode

Going from digital tools to digital teammates.

May 15 •

Why I'm Skeptical of AGI Timelines (And You Should Be Too)

AI 2027: Brilliant forecast or beautiful fiction?

Apr 30 •

The MCP Revolution

Why this open standard is becoming essential infrastructure for AI agents.

Apr 17 •

Breaking Into AI Engineering

From writing about ChatGPT to becoming a professional AI engineer.

Mar 19 •

Hallucinations Are Fine, Actually

Why I changed my mind about AI's imperfections

Mar 4 •

Native Speakers

How AI is evolving for our digital world, and vice versa.

Feb 5 •

The Chatbot Trap

Why AI products really need some better UX.

Nov 14, 2024 •

AI's invisible instructions

What meme prompts can teach us about better interface design.

Oct 23, 2024 •

Blade Runner 2024

Reddit's AI Hunters and the quest for authentic digital experiences.

Aug 28, 2024 •

The SearchGPT Paradigm

What people (still) fundamentally misunderstand about AI search.

Aug 1, 2024 •

Looking a gift llama in the mouth

How Llama 3.1 uniquely leverages Meta's business model (and why we should be a little bit cynical about it)

Jul 24, 2024 •

Distributing the future

A reminder that things take time.

May 29, 2024 •

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